A People by the Sea
Narratives from the Palestinian Coast. 29 Sept. 2021 – 31 Oct. 2022, The Palestinian Museum, Ramallah. Historical exhibition with artistic interventions. Curator: Inass Yassin
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As a result of the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement (which allowed Britain and France’s fragmentation of the region), the Balfour Declaration of 1917, the 1918 end of World War I, the 1922 dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent ratification of the British Mandate on Palestine by the League of Nations; Britain began preparing favourable political, administrative, and economic conditions for the establishment of a "Jewish national homeland" in Palestine. This period saw a rise in mass Jewish immigration, an increase in Zionist land acquisition, and British support for the expansion of Tel-Aviv through land confiscations. Britain also supported the growth of Jewish Zionist investments at the expense of Palestinians, leading to Zionist control over major economic sectors. Despite the challenges, the Palestinian economy made significant strides, accompanied by a revival of social and cultural life. All of this was done while confronting British Mandate forces and Zionist settler groups.
British Mandate and the Nakba
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Narratives from the Palestinian Coast. 29 Sept. 2021 – 31 Oct. 2022, The Palestinian Museum, Ramallah. Historical exhibition with artistic interventions. Curator: Inass Yassin